Residents of E Ghouta Didn't See Any Signs of Chemical Weapons Use in Region
March 16, 2018 at 03:09 PM
Residents of Eastern Ghouta told a Sputnik source that they hadn't seen any signs of chemical weapons use in the region. Read More »
Thousands evacuated as families, injured leave E. Ghouta during ceasefire (PHOTOS, VIDEO)
March 16, 2018 at 11:15 AM
Thousands of Eastern Ghouta residents – the biggest number leaving the area so far – have embarked on a journey to escape the shattered suburb during a humanitarian pause.
Almost 11,000 civilians have been safely evacuated, the Russian military said. Read More »
New forms of human trafficking revealed in charity report
March 15, 2018 at 02:49 PM
Trafficked children are forced to peddle candy and other goods on the streets of US cities, anti-slavery campaigners have reported. The Polaris charity said it saw a 13 percent increase in reported abuses last year. Read More »
Star Wars Coming? Trump Considers Creation of US 'Space Forces'
March 15, 2018 at 10:55 AM
US President Donald Trump has said that the country may someday have a new branch of the military - the “space force.” Read More »
Physicist Stephen Hawking dies at the age of 76
March 15, 2018 at 10:43 AM
Renowned British scientist Stephen Hawking, known for his breakthrough ideas in theoretical physics and space research, has died at the age of 76, his family says.
"We are deeply saddened that our beloved father passed away today. He was a great scientist and an extraordinary man whose work and legacy will live on for many years," Hawking's children Lucy, Robert and Tim said in a statement. Read More »
Study Reveals Almost Half of US Arms Exports Went to Middle East in 2013-2017
March 14, 2018 at 10:54 AM
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The United States remained the largest global arms exporter between 2013 and 2017, and nearly half of all US arms exports went to the Middle East during this time, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) said in its study on Monday. Read More »
Mystery of Three-Fingered Peruvian Mummies: ETs or Humans?
March 13, 2018 at 03:21 PM
A team of St. Petersburg geneticists have brought tissue samples of the alien creature with an elongated skull and only three fingers and toes, to Russia to try to break its genome. Read More »
What a Wonderful World: Ocean Shows Us Its Trashy Secrets
March 12, 2018 at 10:10 AM
The ocean today is full of different kinds of fish, plankton, jellyfish and lots of plastic, as this viral video shows. Read More »
Russian MoD Declassifies Docs About Soviet Women's Feats During WWII
March 11, 2018 at 02:57 PM
On the occasion of International Women's Day, the Russian Ministry of Defense has published archival documents about the feats of Soviet women during the Great Patriotic War (1941-1945). Read More »
WATCH Girl From E Ghouta Flees for Safety While Coming Under Terrorist Gunfire
March 09, 2018 at 05:26 PM
As the children were passing through a field, terrorists spotted them, opening fire at them. Their parents were killed, but the children survived and were able to run away. Read More »
